17+ Best book designers for hire near London

Emma

London, United Kingdom

A freelance book cover designer with over 10 years of experience working across a wide variety of imprints at HarperCollins and LittleBrown.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Classics, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

Little Brown
HarperCollins

Nicole

London, UK

An illustrator with a love for food, helping authors and publishers bring their foodie stories and recipes to life.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed

Josse

London, UK

Book designer, typographer and type designer with 12 years experience, specialising in coffee-table art/design/lifestyle books.

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Design, Entertainment, Fashion & Textiles, Home & Garden, and Photography.

Work experience:

Quarto Publishing
Self-employed

Dominique

London, UK

Fine Artist, designer and illustrator based in London with a passion for intricate lines and painstaking attention to detail.

Genres: Cultural & Ethnic, Fiction, and Themes & Motifs.

Work experience:

Self-employed

Lou

London, UK

Hi! My name is Lou, I'm an illustrator who loves creating eye-catching, and fun illustrations that capture the spirit of your story!

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, and Picture Books.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Advertising Agency

Melissa

London, UK

I'm an art director and designer, formerly of Usborne and Quarto, specialising in beautifully crafted design for children's books

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, and Classics.

Work experience:

Quarto
Usborne Publishing

Dinah

London, UK

Hi! I am a London based freelance text designer and typesetter with many years of experience in the publishing industry.

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

Penguin Books Ltd
Self-employed

Helen

London, UK

15 years' experience working for some of the biggest publishers. From best-selling picture books, beautiful non fiction & fiction titles

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

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Little Tiger
Bloomsbury
SPCK
Templar & Big Picture Press (Bonnier)
Penguin Random House

Paul

London, UK

I am an experienced, professional book designer, delivering simple but significant solutions designed to give your book maximum impact.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Action & Adventure, Contemporary Fiction, Technothriller, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

Grade Design
Self-employed

Rocko

London, UK

Seasoned award-winner book cover designer and illustrator on a mission to make your book stand out online or on a shelf!

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Classics, Science Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Design.

Work experience:

Kogan Page
Springer Nature
Macmillan Publishers
Egmont Publishing

Keith

London, UK

I'm a very experienced designer and illustrator of top-selling non-fiction books, on topics that include Psychology, Nature and Wellbeing.

Genres: Agriculture, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Nature, Travel, New Age, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Psychology, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

Self-employed

Eoin

London, UK

Experienced Illustrator with a passion for beautiful books, excited by the prospect of helping Authors achieve their creative vision.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Classics, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Story, Math & Science, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed

Lisa

London, UK

Expert book designer, art director, and illustrator crafting covers and layouts that bring your book to life. Make your story stand out!

Genres: Anthologies, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Entertainment, True Crime, Education & Reference, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

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